Sentences with phrase «more time countries»

The more time countries have to engage nationally and build support for greater ambition, the higher the chance we'll see a «race to the top» and implementation of those offers later.

Not exact matches

But at a time when the U.S. and Europe is fighting costly political battles in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, poking a country like Greece — which sits at the crossroads of these regions — could be far more expensive in the long run.

Their employees volunteered about 188,000 hours in communities in 47 countries, with more than 40 % of their time spent devoted to providing their unique talents and abilities (skills - based volunteering).

In his landmark 1965 12 - country time - diary study, German sociologist Erwin Scheuch found that the more industrialized a country became, the more activities its people crammed into a 24 - hour period.

However, more companies are thinking about offering at least some paid time off, which is mandated in almost all other countries but not in the U.S.

Just as the capital Kuala Lumpur settles down following a fraught rally last week, at which riot police turned water cannons on supporters of the PM, top U.S. media outlets, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and the New York Times (NYT), have reported yet more scandalous allegations about the country's sovereign wealth fund.

In a study of 16 countries, Americans had the greatest disconnect on the income gap, believing that top executives make about 30 times more than average workers.

The feature, which is available on iOS and Android, is only being tested in France, although it may be rolled out in more countries over time.

From Vox, citing a study at the University of Texas: «If 10 percent of the vehicles... were self - driving cars, the country could save more than $ 37 billion a year due to fewer deaths, less fuel, more free time, etc..

It's one thing to simply not offer the News app in China, but it could have a more difficult time finding a middle ground in countries like Turkey, assuming it ever wants to offer the app there.

Switzerland and Spain are especially strong markets, with Spain generating four times as much revenue as the U.K. Indeed, Biderman's hypothesis is that the site's commercial appeal seems to be counter-cyclical: the worse a country's economy, the more its residents seem to want to fool around.

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Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein has been taunting the U.K. government over Twitter in recent weeks about how he's getting ready to spend more time in Frankfurt after Brexit, as well as gently nudging the country to have a second referendum in case it wanted to change its mind.

Meanwhile, within the next five years, China and India will comprise 900 million consumers — three times the U.S. market — and China will have more affluent citizens than any country except the U.S., U.K. and Japan.

This mimicked the English wedding style at the time, according to Country Living, and, since it called for a sit - down lunch, it required more effort than an afternoon wedding, which only needed a casual reception.

Severe weather has slammed parts of the country, forcing some travelers to spend more holiday time in airports than planned.

TBG obtained these most recent numbers from 520 billion impressions (the number of times an ad is displayed) for their 282 clients, across more than 190 countries from January 2011 to September 2012.

He wants to see business improve its productivity, increase its R&D investment and grow its exports to new foreign markets — particularly to emerging markets, which for the first time in 2012 will import more goods than will the developed countries.

The study, which surveyed 50,000 adults in 24 developed countries, found that «daughters of working mothers completed more years of education, were more likely to be employed and in supervisory roles, and earned higher incomes,» reports Claire Cain Miller in The New York Times.

We think of Canada as a kinder, gentler country, but our increase in income inequality has been more rapid of late than at any time in our recorded history.

Because of the history of women in this country — and even more so in this time we live in — it is important to protect and foster the work of The Wing and similar space that give women a positive and safe space to thrive,» said Gelman in a statement.

Over time, the average hours worked in developed countries has dropped significantly, more recently at an average of 0.5 % per year.

At the same time, Silicon Valley knows it could do more to foster a sense of goodwill with the rest of the country, which does not live in its cloistered bubble of wealth and privilege, and yet has as much at stake when it comes to immigration reform.

Countries in the Baltics have warned of more ambitious Russian espionage efforts, and NATO aircraft have tangled with their Russian counterparts numerous times in over the last year.

The business is more complex than it may appear, he said: Groupon has salespeople in 47 countries, negotiating deals with a quarter of a million merchants, and «at the same time, [we are] innovating [and] thinking about what Groupon will become in three or five years.

(It also doesn't hurt that Filipinos spend more time on social media than any other country, with the average user spending almost 4 hours on social every day.)

Dylan Harris, director of Lupine Travel, added that amped up media coverage of North Korea during times of tension brings about more interest in the country, which results in extra bookings that negate any cancellations from more wary travelers.

Abolishing Daylight Saving Time would align the U.S. with more than 100 other countries.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

Billionaire medical magnate George Yancopoulos, the co-founder of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (regn), told Bloomberg that it's time for the country to «make some decisions about what to invest in,» arguing for more emphasis on health and less on tech development.

Switzerland is also similar to many countries in that digital media has become marketers» focus, as marketing experts realize that consumers are now spending more time online than reading magazines or watching TV.

Lawmakers created the choice program in 2014 after a massive scandal involving wait time cover - ups at more than 100 VA facilities around the country.

Jerry Jana, Director of Economic Affairs for Malawi's new ruling party (following former President Bingu wa Mutharika's unexpected death in April) has said that long - term projects like the Nsanje port would be shelved while the government dealt with more pressing issues, like the country's fuel shortages and foreign exchange, according to Nyasa Times.

Critics of the proposal say proponents are trying to abandon the country at a time when California's resources would be even more greatly needed.»

In time, the Shanghai Stock Exchange will offer more ways for Canadians to invest in a country that still has a lot of potential.

The U.S. and Cuba have agreed to resume commercial flights between the two countries for the first time in more than 50 years.

The country — which The New York Times ranked as the top place to travel in 2012 — offers more than just pristine beaches and resorts.

Compare that to the US, a country about six times as large that has more than 160 times as many gun - related homicides.

And while research firm ComScore reports Canadians spend more time online than any other nation, Zillidy is the country's first startup in the pawning space.

Those rates are relatively on - par with the rest of the world, yet Americans are ten times more likely to die at the barrel of a gun than people in other rich countries.

If you're outside of your home country for more than two weeks, you'll have plenty of time to form the groundwork for these new habits.

«The preferred solution, in the opinion of many of these countries, is for the United States to internalize the effects of its monetary policies — more specifically, not to exit or at least to do so at a time that is more convenient for others,» Deputy Bank of Canada Governor John Murray recently said in prepared remarks for a speech about the likely effects of the end of QE.

The little vulgar newsshoprint freebie that started in Montreal back in 1994 now has more than 800 full - time employees in 34 countries making books, films, video, magazines, events and music, all funded through partnerships with some of the globe's biggest brands.

«Boy it takes courage, because in India probably more than other countries — maybe with the exemption of France — everybody is a critic at times,» said Chambers.

Michael Furdyk: He founded TakingITGlobal at 17, and now Furdyk spends his time growing his business in more than 200 countries.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

This is different for everyone, but if you are grandparents living in the same state as your family, the decision to move across the country for a tax break could shake out to mean a loss of being more available for quality time.

During a time of rising income inequality, the American left is increasingly invoking Scandinavian countries as models for how to maintain the economic growth that capitalist competition allows, while achieving more security and stability for the middle and lower classes.

On Monday, WTI closed at US$ 52.22 a barrel, up by 3 percent, while Brent crude settled at US$ 59.02 — its highest since July 2015 — on the back of growing optimism that the OPEC production cut deal is finally having a palpable effect on global supplies of crude oil, and the equally growing worry that the Middle East could be in for more tensions — this time between the Kurdish nation and the countries it inhabits, following an independence referendum in the Kurdistan autonomous region in Iraq.

Two people familiar with the process said the Trump administration had been considering whether to provide a short - term extension of the exemptions to allow for more time to review the countries» efforts to secure permanent exemptions.